only knew was right, but my destiny. It was there bone deep, and I didn’t doubt the outcome for a moment,.
Just as the magic reached its full potential inside my body, I mentally sought out Misa, Quinney, Tyde and Azar, demanded that the power filling me grant my request. It didn’t deny me and reached out to search for them.
They weren’t difficult to find. Beings that were born within evil and darkness, but denied it. They stood out like a sore thumb. I grabbed onto their beings, brought them into myself, and provided a shield to protect them from the impending danger.
With Aaliya’s hand tight in mine, I shouted high to the heavens above. “Primoris quod permaneo.”
It was only said once before the rune exploded and we were all blasted with wind, energy and just a rush of pure power. My entire body tingled as the power washed over me. I expected screams, sounds of pain, but it was so quick there just wasn’t time for that.
A millisecond later, the power that consumed me vanished.
Kyden groaned beside me and rose. “Álainn,” he shouted, then scooped me up in his arms and into his lap. “All right?”
I groaned a little. “Oww, that fucking hurt.” My body was exhausted, left with no energy whatsoever. Moving would have been nice if I was capable of such a thing.
“Zia,” Kyden called out.
A second later, she was there, her hand on my arms, and blasted me with a pure rush of Spirit.
I felt like a new woman again. “Ahh…that is much, much better.” I raised my head from Kyden’s chest and saw everyone begin to regain themselves.
As my gaze drifted along faces, it suddenly became aware to me that we were back in the Otherworld, resting just outside the castle. That shocked me. What stood in front of me made me jump to my feet. “Holy, fucking, fuck.”
My eyes went wide as my Guard of Demons had large feathery wings attached to their backs. Each of them shared an equally bemused expression as they stared at their new extremities and made them flutter through the air. “Er…what happened to you?”
Misa’s smile was so bright and elated. “You’ve done it.” She flapped her wings. “You closed the realm and saved us. God has freed us and given us back our wings.”
She flew toward me and landed right in front of my face. The move was so fast I didn’t have the chance to prepare for it. “Bah.” I swatted at her. “Slow and steady. I gotta get used to that.”
Of course, I wasn’t given the chance to. Zia ripped me away from Misa. “What have you done?”
Every gaze was glued on me. “Well…” I glanced over at Azar who was testing his magic. He had now gained White Magic and looked enthralled with his abilities to use the Elements. “Azar was right. I did know what I always wanted. It just took a little push from Aaliya to see it.”
“See what?” Zia urged me on. “What is it that you wanted?”
“The end of it all.”
Zia mouth dropped open and the rest of the crowd closed in around us. “So, what does that mean?” Her voice was breathless.
I couldn’t help but laugh at how ridiculous they all looked, wide-mouthed like that. “I banished the Underworld into the Realm of the Dead and locked it away forever.”
“The whole thing?” Talon gasped.
“Well yeah.” I shrugged.
Zia laughed loudly, then everyone else followed suit.
Zade shook his head at me. “She just sent an entire world there and closed off the gateway.” His shrug mirrored mine. “You know, not a big deal or anything.”
“What?” I snapped out, a little irritated at his very bad impression of me. Or I hoped it was a bad imitation. “It was the right thing to do.”
“You’re right.” Zia still laughed, but kissed my cheek. When she backed away, her eyes were brimmed with tears. “It was the right thing to do.”
Kyden took my chin, drawing my gaze to him. “Why were the Fae with you?”
“Oh yeah, that was just another shit-kicker. You’ll never guess where this special power in me comes from…”
Zia had an ah-ha moment and it showed clearly on her face. “You’re Fae?”
Kyden arched a brow. “Are you now?”
“Part Fae, well…Fae, Guardian and Witch.” Quickly, I gave the short version of my conversation with Aaliya, and the truth of my past. Everyone was stunned silly by the end of it and mouths formed a giant O.
I burst out laughing, unable to hide how stupid